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• Andie Sent on 01/04/2022
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  Talented Wedding Photographer!

  We were so impressed by Poly and couldn’t be happier with our decision to choose her as our photographer! She’s so sweet, organized, timely, professional, and fun. She also has this calm demeanor about her that helped us feel relaxed during our engagement shoot and wedding day. She is so talented, and we will cherish the truly beautiful photos she took forever. We highly recommend her!!

  We were so impressed by Poly and couldn’t be happier with our decision to choose her as our photographer! She’s so sweet, organized, timely, professional, and fun. She also has this calm demeanor about her that helped us feel relaxed during our engagement shoot and wedding day. She is so talented, and we will cherish the truly beautiful photos she took forever. We highly recommend her!!
• Whitney M. Sent on 09/08/2020
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  As I started the wedding planning process we knew we wanted our photos to be light and airy. Originally my husband and I had a different photographer lined up but things came up and they weren’t able to shoot our wedding anymore. They took the stress out of looking for another photographer and recommended Poly to us as she was similar in style that we were looking for and I could not have been happier! From the first phone call I knew she would be wonderful to work with. We were able to meet up in person to get to know each other before COVID19 came about and I’m so thankful we did for her to get to know my husband and I more and vise versa. As we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to have our wedding this year she was very supportive through it all! Then when wedding day came we had to fight with the rain and she was always there to reassure me everything was going to be okay and we would still get great pictures and she did not lie about that! I would highly recommend Poly for your special day!

  As I started the wedding planning process we knew we wanted our photos to be light and airy. Originally my husband and I had a different photographer lined up but things came up and they weren’t able to shoot our wedding anymore. They took the stress out of looking for another photographer and recommended Poly to us as she was similar in style that we were looking for and I could not have been happier! From the first phone call I knew she would be wonderful to work with. We were able to meet up in person to get to know each other before COVID19 came about and I’m so thankful we did for her to get to know my husband and I more and vise versa. As we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to have our wedding this year she was very supportive through it all! Then when wedding day came we had to fight with the rain and she was always there to reassure me everything was going to be okay and we would still get great pictures and she did not lie about that! I would highly recommend Poly for your special day!
• Ashley Sent on 12/15/2019
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  5 Star Photography Experience!

  I’m a wedding and event planner in Minneapolis and just had the pleasure of working with Poly for our personal Christmas Shoot. I’ve worked with a lot of photographers and it was truly one of the best photographer experiences I’ve ever had.
  
  There are endless positive comments I could share about Poly but here are my key highlights:
  • Poly made us feel SO comfortable during the entire photo session. She is so warm, welcoming and so easy to be around. This is an easy thing to underestimate but a photographer’s ability to make you feel comfortable like she does is EVERYTHING. It helps ease any awkwardness if getting photographed and helps bring out your natural personality that will shine in photos.
  • We aren’t naturals in front of the camera by any means and she was so incredible about giving us direction to help capture the moments we wanted, which was hugely beneficial to us. She would even give out little “woofs” to try and get our dog to look at the camera, ha!
  • She wants to ensure you’re happy with the photos and how you looks so she even asked what our favorite “sides” were and gave us a sneak at the photos so we could correct anything we wanted which I REALLY appreciated!
  • She has a beautiful editing & photography style that gives you timeless photos you’ll be happy with for a lifetime. She did a fantastic job of capturing natural light and all the pretty little details.
  • Did I mention she’s absolutely adorable and has a personality to match?! She was so fun to shoot with.
  
  I would recommend Poly a million times over for any wedding, event, family shoot, or anything for importance you’d like photographed!
  
  Thanks for being so sweet & amazing, Poly! xo

  I’m a wedding and event planner in Minneapolis and just had the pleasure of working with Poly for our personal Christmas Shoot. I’ve worked with a lot of photographers and it was truly one of the best photographer experiences I’ve ever had.
  
  There are endless positive comments I could share about Poly but here are my key highlights:
  • Poly made us feel SO comfortable during the entire photo session. She is so warm, welcoming and so easy to be around. This is an easy thing to underestimate but a photographer’s ability to make you feel comfortable like she does is EVERYTHING. It helps ease any awkwardness if getting photographed and helps bring out your natural personality that will shine in photos.
  • We aren’t naturals in front of the camera by any means and she was so incredible about giving us direction to help capture the moments we wanted, which was hugely beneficial to us. She would even give out little “woofs” to try and get our dog to look at the camera, ha!
  • She wants to ensure you’re happy with the photos and how you looks so she even asked what our favorite “sides” were and gave us a sneak at the photos so we could correct anything we wanted which I REALLY appreciated!
  • She has a beautiful editing & photography style that gives you timeless photos you’ll be happy with for a lifetime. She did a fantastic job of capturing natural light and all the pretty little details.
  • Did I mention she’s absolutely adorable and has a personality to match?! She was so fun to shoot with.
  
  I would recommend Poly a million times over for any wedding, event, family shoot, or anything for importance you’d like photographed!
  
  Thanks for being so sweet & amazing, Poly! xo
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• Kaylie Sent on 10/14/2018
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  If you are looking for a photographer for life, look no further. Poly is an absolutely amazing photographer and the sweetest person ever. I wrote a review after Poly took our engagement photos and I didn’t think it was possible for me to be any happier and more thankful yet, of course, Poly truly showed us why we will never have our photos taken by anyone else! It rained on our wedding day, which put this super type A, perfectionist of a bride in a huge panic. Poly arrived early while I was getting ready and told me not to worry; she already drove around and found multiple places that are covered for first look shots. Her preparedness and confidence really helped me relax, and, I knew she was committed to making my day perfect. It was down pouring when we took first looks, but by looking at the pictures you’d never know and it was the last thing on my mind at that time. Poly found super unique places to take photos that turned out absolutely amazing to a point that my entire family raves about them.
  
  When we met with Poly before choosing her to shoot our wedding I warned her that even though photography was extremely important to me, my dad didn’t think investing in a really skilled photographer would be worth it, Poly took this as a challenge. After our wedding, my dad kept saying how talented Poly is and that he is thankful I picked someone who knew exactly what she was doing, even with rain. Poly kept us on track so that our wedding day schedule was exactly the way I planned while still capturing every moment. It is very apparent that she knows how to capture the emotions in every photo, from our first look, to family photos, to the ceremony, our first dance and my dance with my dad, every photo takes me back to that exact moment and something I will have forever. My husband and I realized the only photos we have hung in our home are ones Poly took of us both engagement and wedding, that’s pretty telling and something I don’t think will ever change.
  

  If you are looking for a photographer for life, look no further. Poly is an absolutely amazing photographer and the sweetest person ever. I wrote a review after Poly took our engagement photos and I didn’t think it was possible for me to be any happier and more thankful yet, of course, Poly truly showed us why we will never have our photos taken by anyone else! It rained on our wedding day, which put this super type A, perfectionist of a bride in a huge panic. Poly arrived early while I was getting ready and told me not to worry; she already drove around and found multiple places that are covered for first look shots. Her preparedness and confidence really helped me relax, and, I knew she was committed to making my day perfect. It was down pouring when we took first looks, but by looking at the pictures you’d never know and it was the last thing on my mind at that time. Poly found super unique places to take photos that turned out absolutely amazing to a point that my entire family raves about them.
  
  When we met with Poly before choosing her to shoot our wedding I warned her that even though photography was extremely important to me, my dad didn’t think investing in a really skilled photographer would be worth it, Poly took this as a challenge. After our wedding, my dad kept saying how talented Poly is and that he is thankful I picked someone who knew exactly what she was doing, even with rain. Poly kept us on track so that our wedding day schedule was exactly the way I planned while still capturing every moment. It is very apparent that she knows how to capture the emotions in every photo, from our first look, to family photos, to the ceremony, our first dance and my dance with my dad, every photo takes me back to that exact moment and something I will have forever. My husband and I realized the only photos we have hung in our home are ones Poly took of us both engagement and wedding, that’s pretty telling and something I don’t think will ever change.
  

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• Browyn Sent on 08/10/2017
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  Having a good wedding photographer was one of my top priorities when planning my wedding. I loved the photos on Poly's website and after speaking with her on the phone, my husband and I were both certain her style was a good fit for what we wanted. Poly was amazing to work with. She made planning easy and stress free and always responded quickly to emails. We definitely felt like our wedding photography was in good hands going in, and Poly totally exceeded our expectations. She was a god-sent on our wedding day. She was super organized, helped us stick to our timeline, and was helpful in a million other ways. She made sure she got every photo I requested and then took tons of other creative shots. She is a wonderful creative problem solver and was able to work around our tight timeline, strict photography rules at our venues, and stragglers from an earlier wedding. She was faster than expected in getting photos to us which we are really grateful for because my new husband was able to see them before his deployment. And the photos are stunning! Poly is clearly meant to be a photographer. Her passion is evident in her work. You'd be hard pressed to find a photographer who will work harder for you. Poly went above and beyond for us and we could not have dreamed up more beautiful wedding photos. We would very highly recommend Poly!

  Having a good wedding photographer was one of my top priorities when planning my wedding. I loved the photos on Poly's website and after speaking with her on the phone, my husband and I were both certain her style was a good fit for what we wanted. Poly was amazing to work with. She made planning easy and stress free and always responded quickly to emails. We definitely felt like our wedding photography was in good hands going in, and Poly totally exceeded our expectations. She was a god-sent on our wedding day. She was super organized, helped us stick to our timeline, and was helpful in a million other ways. She made sure she got every photo I requested and then took tons of other creative shots. She is a wonderful creative problem solver and was able to work around our tight timeline, strict photography rules at our venues, and stragglers from an earlier wedding. She was faster than expected in getting photos to us which we are really grateful for because my new husband was able to see them before his deployment. And the photos are stunning! Poly is clearly meant to be a photographer. Her passion is evident in her work. You'd be hard pressed to find a photographer who will work harder for you. Poly went above and beyond for us and we could not have dreamed up more beautiful wedding photos. We would very highly recommend Poly!
• Kayleigh Sent on 06/19/2017
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  I can’t say enough about working with Poly. It’s so valuable to go into your wedding day with complete trust in your photographer, not having to worry about the quality of the images or catching all of the important moments. Having that trust with Poly allowed me to be completely in the moment on our wedding day and to enjoy everything the way it naturally played out.
  Poly’s turnaround time is amazing, also. She had our blog post with select images ready just 4 days after our wedding, and when she heard that we would be away on our honeymoon before then, even emailed us a handful of images early so we could have a peek before we left the country!
  We were on the fence about doing engagement pictures but are so glad we did them with Poly. It helped us know what to expect on the wedding day and gave us a level of comfortability with her so that we were at ease. We’ll spend the rest of our lives as husband and wife, so those casual images of us during that special time of our lives are now so special to us.
  Maybe one of the best parts of working with Poly, though, is that I felt like an individual person with her the whole time. I never felt that I was just another bride or that she was just pushing another client through. She was engaged with us on a personal level for almost a year before our wedding and I truly felt that we, as unique people, mattered to her. In the end, that connection showed in our photos.

  I can’t say enough about working with Poly. It’s so valuable to go into your wedding day with complete trust in your photographer, not having to worry about the quality of the images or catching all of the important moments. Having that trust with Poly allowed me to be completely in the moment on our wedding day and to enjoy everything the way it naturally played out.
  Poly’s turnaround time is amazing, also. She had our blog post with select images ready just 4 days after our wedding, and when she heard that we would be away on our honeymoon before then, even emailed us a handful of images early so we could have a peek before we left the country!
  We were on the fence about doing engagement pictures but are so glad we did them with Poly. It helped us know what to expect on the wedding day and gave us a level of comfortability with her so that we were at ease. We’ll spend the rest of our lives as husband and wife, so those casual images of us during that special time of our lives are now so special to us.
  Maybe one of the best parts of working with Poly, though, is that I felt like an individual person with her the whole time. I never felt that I was just another bride or that she was just pushing another client through. She was engaged with us on a personal level for almost a year before our wedding and I truly felt that we, as unique people, mattered to her. In the end, that connection showed in our photos.
• Jessica Sent on 11/03/2015
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  I had seen some of Poly's work before I was engaged and already knew I'd be seeking her out for this service when I was planning my wedding. After we met with her for an initial consultation, I was sold. I love Poly's enthusiasm and excitement about people's life events. She's truly gifted at capturing amazing moments between people! Just look at some of her work on her blog and you'll see what I mean! Poly sees the beauty in everything and everyone, which is what makes her so lovely to work with, and the incredibly talented photographer that she is.
  
  Thank you Poly, for giving us such wonderful memories of our wedding day. It all went by too fast - but looking at our pictures brings me right back!! Can't wait to work with you again!

  I had seen some of Poly's work before I was engaged and already knew I'd be seeking her out for this service when I was planning my wedding. After we met with her for an initial consultation, I was sold. I love Poly's enthusiasm and excitement about people's life events. She's truly gifted at capturing amazing moments between people! Just look at some of her work on her blog and you'll see what I mean! Poly sees the beauty in everything and everyone, which is what makes her so lovely to work with, and the incredibly talented photographer that she is.
  
  Thank you Poly, for giving us such wonderful memories of our wedding day. It all went by too fast - but looking at our pictures brings me right back!! Can't wait to work with you again!

  Poly Mendes Photography's reply:

  I had so much fun on your wedding day! You and Andy make a beautiful couple and you have the most amazing family and friends! Thank you for your kind words and looking forward to working with you guys again!
• Victoria Sent on 10/05/2015
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  We hired a photographer about a year before our wedding and about 3 months before the wedding day we got the news that the photographer had double booked for the day of our wedding. They had made a commitment to another bride and groom previous to speaking with us and so suddenly with 13 weeks until our wedding we were without a photographer. I was in panic mode and asked everyone I knew for referrals. I came upon Poly's name and within moments of speaking with her during our first phone call I was convinced she was the photographer for us. Poly was an absolute joy to work with. She knows the right questions to ask and is a very good listener. She made me feel very comfortable and was incredibly understanding of our situation. To my disbelief she offered to honor the price we had previously budgeted to pay our original photographer. This was an unnecessary step that separates the good business woman from the crowd in a very competitive market. Poly and I met and discussed our wishes for the wedding, she went above and beyond and we could not be happier with our wedding photos. Poly managed to wrangle multiple large groups of people for photos that included both sides of extended family members. She was fantastic with the kids and succeeded in getting awesome shots of the kids of all ages in the group pictures and on their own. During our wedding it felt as if she wasn't even there at times, she buzzed around all evening taking beautiful candid photos of the guests, wedding party and of course myself and my husband. This woman knows what she is doing and she does a phenomenal job!!! Thank you, Poly!!!!!

  We hired a photographer about a year before our wedding and about 3 months before the wedding day we got the news that the photographer had double booked for the day of our wedding. They had made a commitment to another bride and groom previous to speaking with us and so suddenly with 13 weeks until our wedding we were without a photographer. I was in panic mode and asked everyone I knew for referrals. I came upon Poly's name and within moments of speaking with her during our first phone call I was convinced she was the photographer for us. Poly was an absolute joy to work with. She knows the right questions to ask and is a very good listener. She made me feel very comfortable and was incredibly understanding of our situation. To my disbelief she offered to honor the price we had previously budgeted to pay our original photographer. This was an unnecessary step that separates the good business woman from the crowd in a very competitive market. Poly and I met and discussed our wishes for the wedding, she went above and beyond and we could not be happier with our wedding photos. Poly managed to wrangle multiple large groups of people for photos that included both sides of extended family members. She was fantastic with the kids and succeeded in getting awesome shots of the kids of all ages in the group pictures and on their own. During our wedding it felt as if she wasn't even there at times, she buzzed around all evening taking beautiful candid photos of the guests, wedding party and of course myself and my husband. This woman knows what she is doing and she does a phenomenal job!!! Thank you, Poly!!!!!
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  I can't say enough about how happy we are with our wedding photo's. Poly Mendes Photography is AMAZING she did our engagement photo's, a boudoir shoot, and our wedding photo's and I am so thankful for that! She is great to work with, we had our wedding photo's back within a week meanwhile my sister in law is still waiting for her photo's a year later from a company that charged her 2 times as much! She'll get your group in check and make sure all the shots you want and more are captured. Her creativity is beyond words, you can't go wrong with Poly and her photography!

  I can't say enough about how happy we are with our wedding photo's. Poly Mendes Photography is AMAZING she did our engagement photo's, a boudoir shoot, and our wedding photo's and I am so thankful for that! She is great to work with, we had our wedding photo's back within a week meanwhile my sister in law is still waiting for her photo's a year later from a company that charged her 2 times as much! She'll get your group in check and make sure all the shots you want and more are captured. Her creativity is beyond words, you can't go wrong with Poly and her photography!
• Nadine Sent on 11/09/2014
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  We heard from many couples that investing in a great photographer is one of the most important decisions when planning a wedding. Therefore, we spent quite a bit of time combing through the work of various photographers in the Twin Cities. There were many talented photographers with beautiful portfolios, but there was just something special about Poly's photography that set her apart from the others. I don't know how else to describe it other than she just has a natural-born talent for picking the right lighting, the right details, and the right moments.
  
  We had Poly photograph both our engagement and wedding pictures and we couldn't be more happy with the results. If you're like me and worry about not being photogenic, let me tell you, she must have a magic camera, because her shots made us look like celebrities! We've received so many compliments on our photos, not just from family/friends, but from other vendors in the wedding industry. On top of her incredible talent as a photographer, she is so easy and fun to work with. I can't wait to have her photograph our next milestone!
  
  We are so happy that we chose Poly to be our photographer and you will be too!

  We heard from many couples that investing in a great photographer is one of the most important decisions when planning a wedding. Therefore, we spent quite a bit of time combing through the work of various photographers in the Twin Cities. There were many talented photographers with beautiful portfolios, but there was just something special about Poly's photography that set her apart from the others. I don't know how else to describe it other than she just has a natural-born talent for picking the right lighting, the right details, and the right moments.
  
  We had Poly photograph both our engagement and wedding pictures and we couldn't be more happy with the results. If you're like me and worry about not being photogenic, let me tell you, she must have a magic camera, because her shots made us look like celebrities! We've received so many compliments on our photos, not just from family/friends, but from other vendors in the wedding industry. On top of her incredible talent as a photographer, she is so easy and fun to work with. I can't wait to have her photograph our next milestone!
  
  We are so happy that we chose Poly to be our photographer and you will be too!
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  From the moment that I met Poly, I knew that her friendly and professional persona combined with her creative eye would make my engagement and wedding day photos a success! Poly has a very easy-going demeanor all while being able to move the session along in a timely fashion. We were all in Mexico separately for vacation and she volunteered to do our engagement session while we were all down there! She knocked out an engagement photoshoot in 45 minutes in a really cool and creative background which my husband especially liked since he's not big on taking photos. As for the wedding, she kept the portraits very natural by giving everyone funny things to think about or discuss. During the whole ceremony and reception, we didn't even know she was there! When we received the photos back though, it was clear that she managed to capture every detail and feel of the day. Poly checked in with us at the end of the night to be sure that we got every picture we wanted which is nice. We received all of the photos back within just a few weeks with sneak peeks on her blog the very next week after the wedding! I can safely say that Poly will be our lifelong family photographer. She has become a friend and is truly one-of-a-kind to work with. She stays up on photography trends and is always looking to learn new tricks to make her photography stand out from the rest. I promise you will not be disappointed with your photography session!

  From the moment that I met Poly, I knew that her friendly and professional persona combined with her creative eye would make my engagement and wedding day photos a success! Poly has a very easy-going demeanor all while being able to move the session along in a timely fashion. We were all in Mexico separately for vacation and she volunteered to do our engagement session while we were all down there! She knocked out an engagement photoshoot in 45 minutes in a really cool and creative background which my husband especially liked since he's not big on taking photos. As for the wedding, she kept the portraits very natural by giving everyone funny things to think about or discuss. During the whole ceremony and reception, we didn't even know she was there! When we received the photos back though, it was clear that she managed to capture every detail and feel of the day. Poly checked in with us at the end of the night to be sure that we got every picture we wanted which is nice. We received all of the photos back within just a few weeks with sneak peeks on her blog the very next week after the wedding! I can safely say that Poly will be our lifelong family photographer. She has become a friend and is truly one-of-a-kind to work with. She stays up on photography trends and is always looking to learn new tricks to make her photography stand out from the rest. I promise you will not be disappointed with your photography session!
• Kerri Sent on 09/26/2014
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  Poly is just FABULOUS!! I cannot say enough great things about her! She had shot my sister's wedding, as well as people's children I know, and I have always loved and admired her work. Her style is exactly what I was looking for. Her photography is natural, relaxed, fun, and effortless looking, but she puts a lot of effort and thought into it. She is SO easy to work with and goes with the flow, plus she is SUPER efficient and gets everything done quickly, so as not to waste any of your precious time with her. She has an eye for setting up the perfect shot and the lighting is always gorgeous. My wedding was outdoors, but you would never know that there wasn't any professional lighting and a million people helping her...she is just that good! She was very flexible whenever setting up times to meet and shoot, outside of the wedding day, and even hand delivered my wedding album to my house, not to mention she is just a really fun, sweet, interesting person, but also very professional. I also loved how she posted pictures from my engagement and wedding shoots to her blog; they are fun to share with friends and family. On top of all that, she puts your photos on a flash drive and/or CD-rom and ALSO posts all the files on drop-box for you. She makes everything so easy and you get AMAZING photos. Truly, the quality of her work beats most wedding photographers I've seen and the quality ranks with the most expensive photographers out there, but at a much more reasonable price. Every dollar you spend will be WELL worth it and you will be so pleased with the results!!

  Poly is just FABULOUS!! I cannot say enough great things about her! She had shot my sister's wedding, as well as people's children I know, and I have always loved and admired her work. Her style is exactly what I was looking for. Her photography is natural, relaxed, fun, and effortless looking, but she puts a lot of effort and thought into it. She is SO easy to work with and goes with the flow, plus she is SUPER efficient and gets everything done quickly, so as not to waste any of your precious time with her. She has an eye for setting up the perfect shot and the lighting is always gorgeous. My wedding was outdoors, but you would never know that there wasn't any professional lighting and a million people helping her...she is just that good! She was very flexible whenever setting up times to meet and shoot, outside of the wedding day, and even hand delivered my wedding album to my house, not to mention she is just a really fun, sweet, interesting person, but also very professional. I also loved how she posted pictures from my engagement and wedding shoots to her blog; they are fun to share with friends and family. On top of all that, she puts your photos on a flash drive and/or CD-rom and ALSO posts all the files on drop-box for you. She makes everything so easy and you get AMAZING photos. Truly, the quality of her work beats most wedding photographers I've seen and the quality ranks with the most expensive photographers out there, but at a much more reasonable price. Every dollar you spend will be WELL worth it and you will be so pleased with the results!!
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  Poly provided my husband and I with the most amazing experience and photos for our engagement session, wedding day and bridal shoot. She is fun, comforting and hugely talented. Poly brought creativity, new ideas and welcomed our suggestions for the shoot.
  
  We have recommended Poly Mendes Photography to all of our newly engaged friends. Her pricing is competitive and the photos she delivered to us made it worth every penny! Love!!

  Poly provided my husband and I with the most amazing experience and photos for our engagement session, wedding day and bridal shoot. She is fun, comforting and hugely talented. Poly brought creativity, new ideas and welcomed our suggestions for the shoot.
  
  We have recommended Poly Mendes Photography to all of our newly engaged friends. Her pricing is competitive and the photos she delivered to us made it worth every penny! Love!!
• Sarah Sent on 06/27/2013
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  I was referred to Poly Mendes from a friend who also had her photograph her wedding. Poly is AMAZING! We did both our engagement pictures and wedding pictures with her. She is so fun to work with and makes you so comfortable throughout the entire shoot. One of the easiest people to get along with that I have ever met! Not to mention she is so talented and her work is beautiful! Hands down, I would recommend Poly Mendes Photography to any future bride!!!

  I was referred to Poly Mendes from a friend who also had her photograph her wedding. Poly is AMAZING! We did both our engagement pictures and wedding pictures with her. She is so fun to work with and makes you so comfortable throughout the entire shoot. One of the easiest people to get along with that I have ever met! Not to mention she is so talented and her work is beautiful! Hands down, I would recommend Poly Mendes Photography to any future bride!!!
• Deb Sent on 06/05/2013
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  I would rate Poly Mendes a 10 if I had a option. Poly and her assistant captured our day to exceed our expectation while providing unique beautiful photos. Poly's organization of our event requests provided a day which met all of our requirements as defined. Her business and photography skills provide : organization of shots, capturing the moment, capturing the personal story of the photo or person she's trying to catch in the moment, detail and more detail with absolute perfection. She made our day so easy and left me to trust her completely knowing I would be happy with no stress to me. She is a professional whom I highly recommend.

  I would rate Poly Mendes a 10 if I had a option. Poly and her assistant captured our day to exceed our expectation while providing unique beautiful photos. Poly's organization of our event requests provided a day which met all of our requirements as defined. Her business and photography skills provide : organization of shots, capturing the moment, capturing the personal story of the photo or person she's trying to catch in the moment, detail and more detail with absolute perfection. She made our day so easy and left me to trust her completely knowing I would be happy with no stress to me. She is a professional whom I highly recommend.
• Marciela Sent on 10/12/2012
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  Poly has a great eye and captured details at my wedding that I would have otherwise missed. She captured so many great moments that I'll be happy to relive through her photos. Working with her was easy. She was very flexible with her schedule and responsive to emails. We loved the engagement photos she took as part of our package so much we used them on our Save The Dates and loved all of them.
  
  Although, we did not get photos of our Grooms Dinner as we agreed to in our contract Poly was very accomodating and provided us with enough credit to get a beautiful album made. Her services are worth every penny. We have all copyrights to our photos - Thank Goodness. She took so many great shots. Now we don't have to choose which ones to purchase because we own each and every wonderful memory.
  
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  Poly has a great eye and captured details at my wedding that I would have otherwise missed. She captured so many great moments that I'll be happy to relive through her photos. Working with her was easy. She was very flexible with her schedule and responsive to emails. We loved the engagement photos she took as part of our package so much we used them on our Save The Dates and loved all of them.
  
  Although, we did not get photos of our Grooms Dinner as we agreed to in our contract Poly was very accomodating and provided us with enough credit to get a beautiful album made. Her services are worth every penny. We have all copyrights to our photos - Thank Goodness. She took so many great shots. Now we don't have to choose which ones to purchase because we own each and every wonderful memory.
  
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  Poly is absolutely amazing! Her eye for detail and artistic abilities make for some absolutely gorgeous pictures. Also, she has the great ability to make you feel comfortable, therefore making your pictures look natural and not at all stiff. Love her!

  Poly is absolutely amazing! Her eye for detail and artistic abilities make for some absolutely gorgeous pictures. Also, she has the great ability to make you feel comfortable, therefore making your pictures look natural and not at all stiff. Love her!
• Jane A. Sent on 08/08/2012
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  Beyond Impressed! Poly is absolutely amazing. She captured the true beauty of us in every photo. We are still getting compliments every time we see someone post wedding. We have had friends/family/complete strangers asking for her card. She is extremely easy to work with and the true meaning of a professional. We have been to many weddings where the photographer is there to take pictures. Poly creates art. It was a treat to have Poly as our photographer and we will be using her again for future photos!

  Beyond Impressed! Poly is absolutely amazing. She captured the true beauty of us in every photo. We are still getting compliments every time we see someone post wedding. We have had friends/family/complete strangers asking for her card. She is extremely easy to work with and the true meaning of a professional. We have been to many weddings where the photographer is there to take pictures. Poly creates art. It was a treat to have Poly as our photographer and we will be using her again for future photos!
• Mike Sent on 06/26/2012
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  Poly is a genius. As owners of a small film production company, we see a lot of images, but hers are different. She manages to capture the most minute of details, and is able to freeze time by capturing the moments nobody suspects or even remembers. Technically, she knows her stuff as well... Shallow depth of field and composition are straight out of fashion mags. She's on the high end of the spectrum price-wise, but the value we received was beyond worth the money we spent. If you can book her for your wedding, do it. Do it now!

  Poly is a genius. As owners of a small film production company, we see a lot of images, but hers are different. She manages to capture the most minute of details, and is able to freeze time by capturing the moments nobody suspects or even remembers. Technically, she knows her stuff as well... Shallow depth of field and composition are straight out of fashion mags. She's on the high end of the spectrum price-wise, but the value we received was beyond worth the money we spent. If you can book her for your wedding, do it. Do it now!
• M Sent on 06/24/2012
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  Poly was a joy to work with. She took consistently breathtaking shots, was very professional, and has some of the fastest turnaround time for pictures in the business! She posed us when we needed help posing, and took candid shots when we were in-the-moment.
  We received a ton of compliments on our pictures, and it's all thanks to Poly.
  I can't recommend her enough!

  Poly was a joy to work with. She took consistently breathtaking shots, was very professional, and has some of the fastest turnaround time for pictures in the business! She posed us when we needed help posing, and took candid shots when we were in-the-moment.
  We received a ton of compliments on our pictures, and it's all thanks to Poly.
  I can't recommend her enough!
• Orrie Sent on 12/01/2011
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  We absolutely love our pictures. They look very professional! Our friends and family were blown away.

  We absolutely love our pictures. They look very professional! Our friends and family were blown away.
• Jenni Sent on 10/14/2011
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  I have so many good things to say about Poly, I don't think it will all fit in this review. When we first met Poly it was winter time and my fiancé (at the time) was crabby from driving through traffic in the snow after work. We walked into Poly's studio and she was so cheerful and comfortable, we relaxed right away. She had my fiancé smiling and talking up a storm instantly, which totally impressed me! Our engagement photos were exactly what we wanted only better! Her unique style and creativity made our photos look so cool and original; I was so excited to see what our wedding photos would look like. Of course, she didn't disappoint… from the first photo I saw to the CD with all our photos, I was amazed. Everyone who has seen them wanted to know who our photographer was, and loved the photos as much as we did. Not only are her photography skills amazing, she has the cutest personality! We all chatted effortlessly and got to know each other throughout our sessions. I know Poly will be in our lives not only as our photographer, but as our friend too. If I could give her 100 stars, I would!

  I have so many good things to say about Poly, I don't think it will all fit in this review. When we first met Poly it was winter time and my fiancé (at the time) was crabby from driving through traffic in the snow after work. We walked into Poly's studio and she was so cheerful and comfortable, we relaxed right away. She had my fiancé smiling and talking up a storm instantly, which totally impressed me! Our engagement photos were exactly what we wanted only better! Her unique style and creativity made our photos look so cool and original; I was so excited to see what our wedding photos would look like. Of course, she didn't disappoint… from the first photo I saw to the CD with all our photos, I was amazed. Everyone who has seen them wanted to know who our photographer was, and loved the photos as much as we did. Not only are her photography skills amazing, she has the cutest personality! We all chatted effortlessly and got to know each other throughout our sessions. I know Poly will be in our lives not only as our photographer, but as our friend too. If I could give her 100 stars, I would!
• Miranda Sent on 09/15/2011
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  1. Definitely having the engagement session done by the same person, having Poly do the engagement and then the wedding made us feel much more comfortable during the wedding and made it a lot more fun, especially since we built a connection with her.
  2. Be flexible and open to ideas that Poly has, she made it really fun especially since we were willing to try out anything she suggested.
  3. try to relax and be natural, just have fun!
  4. Poly was awesome! She was fun, natural, honest and it is obvious that she loves her work, it was truly an honor to have her take our pictures! She is a very talented person, and ALL of the pictures that she took, of our engagement, and our wedding turned out REALLY great! She was very professional and had both sets of pictures (engagement and wedding) to us in less then 3 weeks. I highly highly recommend Poly!

  1. Definitely having the engagement session done by the same person, having Poly do the engagement and then the wedding made us feel much more comfortable during the wedding and made it a lot more fun, especially since we built a connection with her.
  2. Be flexible and open to ideas that Poly has, she made it really fun especially since we were willing to try out anything she suggested.
  3. try to relax and be natural, just have fun!
  4. Poly was awesome! She was fun, natural, honest and it is obvious that she loves her work, it was truly an honor to have her take our pictures! She is a very talented person, and ALL of the pictures that she took, of our engagement, and our wedding turned out REALLY great! She was very professional and had both sets of pictures (engagement and wedding) to us in less then 3 weeks. I highly highly recommend Poly!
• Stephanie Sent on 08/10/2011
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  Poly was absolutely amazing! She was very professional and always made us feel comfortable with the engagement and wedding pictures. She was very dependable and the quality of her pictures were the best I have seen. I am very pleased with everything and I definitely recommend her.

  Poly was absolutely amazing! She was very professional and always made us feel comfortable with the engagement and wedding pictures. She was very dependable and the quality of her pictures were the best I have seen. I am very pleased with everything and I definitely recommend her.
• Heather Sent on 01/25/2011
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  Poly is amazing. So sweet and talented. We loved her!

  Poly is amazing. So sweet and talented. We loved her!

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